Dingee railway station

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Dingee
PTV regional rail station
DingeeTrainStation.JPG
Eastbound view of the station building,
October 2008
General information
LocationBendigo–Pyramid Road,
Dingee, Victoria 3571
Shire of Loddon
Australia
Coordinates 36°22′09″S144°13′52″E / 36.3692°S 144.2312°E / -36.3692; 144.2312
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Swan Hill (Piangil)
Distance211.34 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeDGE
Fare zone Myki not available. Paper ticket only.
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 June 1883;141 years ago (1883-06-21)
Previous namesTalambe (June–October 1883)
Services
Two daily services in both directions.
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Raywood Swan Hill line Pyramid
towards Swan Hill
Former service
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Raywood   Piangil line   Mitiamo
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Dingee
Location within Victoria

Dingee railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Dingee, and it opened on 21 June 1883 as Talambe. It was renamed Dingee on 15 October 1883. [1] Dingee Railway Station is also known as the least used railway station in Victoria.

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History

Dingee opened on 21 June 1883, after the line from Raywood was extended to Mitiamo. The station, like the township itself, was named after an Aboriginal word meaning star. [2]

The station was destroyed by fire on 7 March 1944. [1]

The former Public Transport Corporation had plans to sell the station in 1992, however this did not eventuate. [3]

The recently reopened Raywood station is located between Dingee and Eaglehawk, while disused station Mitiamo is located between Dingee and Pyramid.

Dingee Railway Station is the least used railway station in Victoria, recording 250 passenger movements in the 2020/21 financial year, less than 1 passenger per day. [4]

Platforms and services

Dingee has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Swan Hill line services. [5]

Platform 1:

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References

  1. 1 2 Dingee Vicsig
  2. "Dingee". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1992. p. 330.
  4. "VLine Station Patronage 2013-2021.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria